March 19, 2002
On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, the President signed into law S. 1857, to encourage the negotiated settlement of tribal claims by providing additional time for Indian tribes to file certain legal claims against the United States.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279664